How to Download PSP Movies

A hand held console that has multimedia capabilities and Internet connectivity, PSP is the perfect on the go device for any gadget freak. Traditionally, watching movies on the PSP is a task made easy with the help of UMD disc format, which is a Universal Media Disc that works on PSP as its primary storage medium. But these PSP UMDs are quite expensive and the movies available in this format are very few, due to low sales and distributors maintaining a distance from releasing movies in this format. In case you want to watch movies on your PSP and do not want to buy UMDs, then you can learn to download PSP movies in this article. Given below are a few methods to put videos on PSP.

Downloading Movies to PSP

There are a couple of methods that you can use in order to download PSP movies. One of the first methods that you can use to download movies on PSP is to first rip the movies off DVDs and then store it on the memory stick that you have. One thing that you need to remember while you download PSP movies is that the quality of the ripped movies is not that great and the resolution is pretty low. But since the screen of a PSP is quite small to begin with, these worries are secondary.

Another method that you can use for PSP movie downloads is to download the movies on PSP with a USB cable. Let us take a look at the entire process of downloading PSP movies starting from ripping the movie of the DVD. Use DVD decrypter or any other such software to create a backup image of the DVD video. Before you start ripping off the movie, ensure that you have enough space on your hard disk. Always remember to change the format to a file that PSP can read. Connect the computer to the PSP with the USB cable. Remember to switch off the PSP before you connect it to the computer, switching it on, only after the PSP and the computer are connected. Go to the settings in the PSP and press X, which will allow the PSP and the computer to be linked. Your computer will now show the icon for an extra volume. This is the PSP. Now in the PSP memory card, open the folder named PSP and create a folder inside it and name it MP_ROOT. Inside this folder, you will need to create another folder that should be named 100mnv01. You can now transfer the movies you want to view on your PSP to this folder. Ensure while you download PSP movies that the PSP movie format is MP4. Also the naming conventions while saving movies in the PSP need to be strictly adhered to. So, you will have to download PSP movies with file names like M4V00000.MP4. You can change the numbers though, according to how you want them named. A disadvantage to any of these method is that many new movies that are on DVD cannot be ripped, as they have codes to protect them from piracy.

If both these methods don't work for you, then a third way to download PSP movies is to join a PSP download website that will allow you unlimited movie downloads directly on to your PSP, charging you a minimal fee for the same. Hopefully, you will be able to use one of the methods given above to download PSP movies.